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Mike Levin: Would you agree that nothing in this provision gives the President, or could give the President, the authority to modify…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2006
Would you agree that nothing in this provision gives the President, or could give the President, the authority to modify the requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act?
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Questioning the authority of the President regarding the Detainee Treatment Act.

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